The questions we ask within our assessments plays an integral role in determining both the breadth and depth of student knowledge. This activity will help you reflect on how to increase the thinking required for your questions to provide optimal assessment of your students.
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Diagram
Mathematical Questions for Each Category
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CreatingDesign an interactive tutorial that helps your classmates explore linear functions.Post your tutorial to the class website.
. EvaluatingUsing the Sketchpad file "Quadrilaterals," conjecture and justify at least four properties of a rhombus.
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AnalysingCompare and contrast the graphs created by the following two functions:
f(x) = 2(x - 3)2 + 4
g(x) = (-1/2)(x + 3)2 - 4
ApplyingFind the value of x if 2x + 3 = 24
. UnderstandingExplain what the "m" and "b" mean in the equation: y = mx + b .
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RememberingName the property represented by the following equation: 2x + 4 = 4 + 2x
Questioning Activity
1. Open the following link: Click Here
2. In your small group, answer the following questions on the Google Form: Click Here.
3. When you are done, explore an additional Interactivate activity and compare its Bloom's levels.
The questions we ask within our assessments plays an integral role in determining both the breadth and depth of student knowledge. This activity will help you reflect on how to increase the thinking required for your questions to provide optimal assessment of your students.
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Diagram
Mathematical Questions for Each Category
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CreatingDesign an interactive tutorial that helps your classmates explore linear functions.Post your tutorial to the class website.
.
EvaluatingUsing the Sketchpad file "Quadrilaterals," conjecture and justify at least four properties of a rhombus.
.
AnalysingCompare and contrast the graphs created by the following two functions:
f(x) = 2(x - 3)2 + 4
g(x) = (-1/2)(x + 3)2 - 4
ApplyingFind the value of x if 2x + 3 = 24
.
UnderstandingExplain what the "m" and "b" mean in the equation: y = mx + b
.
.
RememberingName the property represented by the following equation: 2x + 4 = 4 + 2x
Questioning Activity
1. Open the following link: Click Here2. In your small group, answer the following questions on the Google Form: Click Here.
3. When you are done, explore an additional Interactivate activity and compare its Bloom's levels.
Questioning Activity Discussion